I'm in the market to pick up a new reel and I'm stuck between the ardent apex pro and the Diawa Tatula CT. I've heard some good things about both and I'm stuck in the middle. What are pros and cons to both? Why should I get one over the other? Some help would be appreciated, thanks.

I'd get a Shimano Citica E at that price...

Daiwa tatula

Welcome aboard!

If the choice is between those two, I'd pick
the Tatula.

Get the daiwa tatula.  

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23 minutes ago, Darren. said:

Welcome aboard!

If the choice is between those two, I'd pick
the Tatula.

If anyone has some reasons why I would appreciate it 

2 minutes ago, BuckWildOutdoors said:

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If anyone has some reasons why I would appreciate it 

Daiwa's reputation is pretty great. There are
a lot of Daiwa fans on the board here. I'm sure
some will chime in soon.

If it were me, I'd pick a Shimano. I've got a 
Chronarch 50e and it's a stellar reel. I've also
got a Daiwa Lexa which is an excellent reel,
as well, tho not in the Chronarch's class.

That said, I'm not in the market for casting
reels any time soon. I've been concentrating
more on my spinning setups these days.

I don't have experience with Ardent reels.

Daiwa is a better reel than the Ardent, on all counts, in every category.  A similarly priced Shimano, Lew's, Revo, Pinnacle, Okuma, or even much maligned Quantum would be better.

I didn´t become a Daiwa customer just because, I did it because they make good products, have excellent reputation and have been in this business for a very long time. List of Daiwa BCs I own:

• 1 PT33SH
• 2 PR100H
• 2 TDZ103H
• 2 TDZ105H
• 1 SS SV
• 1 Alphas Itö
• 1 Alphas Type F 
• 1 Alphas R Edition
• 3 Pixy Airy Red
• Megabass Zonda 68 ( Megabass "builds" their reels on Daiwa reels )

Number of Ardent reels I own ------> 0

So between those two brands: Daiwa 

Anyone have experience with ardent? Customer support? Quality? Etc...

I thought we covered this in the last thread? They're ok. Not the best reel out there for the money. Some people like them. The original made in the USA reels were built like tanks, and weighed as much too. They were very durable, but dated in design. 

48 minutes ago, BuckWildOutdoors said:

Anyone have experience with ardent? Customer support? Quality? Etc...

Go get an Ardent then and give us your feedback a year later.

4 hours ago, Raul said:

Go get an Ardent then and give us your feedback a year later.

I agree get the ardent seems like you have your mind set on it, then in a couple of weeks let us know what happened.

Ardent makes some ugly looking reels lol

 

7 hours ago, fisherrw said:

I'd get a Shimano Citica E at that price...

It's an 8 year old reel, debuted in 2008.

Where would you find a new one?

There is a Walmart near me that up to a year ago had a citica d, an e, and a g all sitting together at $120 apiece brand new, but I think he just meant to look for a good used one.

Get the Daiwa.  This should be the easiest decision you ever make.

15 hours ago, BassThumb said:

It's an 8 year old reel, debuted in 2008.

Where would you find a new one?

look for a lightly used one on the flea market or ebay...

Daiwa. Slowly switching from shimano to daiwa for casting reels. Both great products...in my opinion. Ardent....not so much for the money.